Parry's Vein

aka Parry's


Lead and Zinc Mine

Worked from early 19C to 1892

Jan 1st, 2024 from Cambrian by Buddle-Bot

Feb 21st, 2025 by BertyBasset



North Wales
Halkyn
53.242466, -3.207809
SJ 1950 7240
Private Land
270m
#679


N-S series of old shafts.

Remnants of the mine’s processing area are found southwest of the main buildings, around SJ 1950 7240. Nearby, a group of cottages at the same location is believed to have once served as the mine office or the residence of the mine manager.



To the north of the Pentre Halkyn to Babell Road at SJ 1955 7230, a small cluster of old mine shafts and spoil mounds remains covered in grass. These workings seem to have followed a north-south alignment, forming a distinct line of shafts. Historical records indicate that Grainger’s Vein, as noted by Smith in 1921, was mined in this same area. Any traces of mining south of the road have been erased due to the expansion of the Pantypwll Quarry.



Publications (2)

  • (1921); BGS - Mineral Resources of GB (c1920s) Vol XIX - Lead and Zinc: in Carboniferous of North Wales; 169 pages
  • Jones, Nigel and Walters, Mark and Frost, Pat (2004); Mountains and Orefields; 208 pages





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